Investigating Viscosity

What are the properties of these

liquids? Runny
• water Pours easily
• milk Flows slowly
• cream Smooth
• cooking oil Free
• washing up liquid Sticky
• golden syrup Slow
Thick
Gloopy
What do we mean by ‘viscosity’?
• water
At what speed
can you pour the • milk
following liquids? • cream
What affects • cooking oil
the speed at • washing up
which you can liquid
pour the
• golden syrup
different liquids?
What do we mean by ‘viscosity’?
Different liquids have different
properties. One of these properties is
viscosity, the liquid's resistance to
flowing.
Not all liquids are the same. Some are
thin and flow easily these have a low
viscosity. Others are thick and gooey
and have a high viscosity.
 Let’s Investigate…
How can we compare the viscosity of a
range of different liquids?

• What do we want to find out?

• How will we find this out? What test
will we use?
• How will we ensure that we have a
fair test?
Tuesday 23rd September
Investigating Viscosity
 Investigating Viscosity
lemonade fruit juice
water full fat milk
semi-skimmed milk
cream
cooking oil
vinegar
washing up liquid
golden syrup
Prediction
I predict that the least viscous liquid
will be the …………………….. because
………………

I predict that the most viscous liquid

will be the …………………….. because
………………
Results
Conclusion
Not all liquids are the same. Some are
thin and flow easily such as …………….. and
…………………….These liquids have a
…………………….. . Others are thick and
gooey such as ………………. and ………………….
These liquids have a ……………………………….. .
 Low viscosity or High viscosity?
• lemonade fruit juice
• water
• semi-skimmed milk
• cream Today we want to sort
the liquids into two
• cooking oil groups… low viscosity
• vinegar and high viscosity
• washing up liquid
• golden syrup